Couture's goal nets Sharks win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Logan Couture scored with 3:52 remaining to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon.
Couture's eighth goal of the season came on a spectacular shot by the center. After receiving a pass from Tomas Hertl in the left circle, Couture placed a hard shot over Robin Lehner's right shoulder to give the Sharks the victory.
Joonas Donskoi and Chris Tierney also scored for the Sharks (5-5-0), who ended their road trip with a record of 3-2-0. Aaron Dell made 31 saves.
Ryan O'Reilly and Jason Pominville scored for the Sabres (3-7-2), who were unable to build off their first home win of the season on Tuesday. Lehner made 28 saves.
Donskoi opened the scoring with a breakaway goal 9:12 into the first period. After Sabres defenseman Matt Tennyson missed the puck at the right point, Donskoi raced alone down the ice and beat Lehner with a shot to the glove side.
O'Reilly evened the score 2:55 into the second period on the power play. The veteran buried a slap shot to the glove side for his fourth goal of the year.
Pominville made it 2-1 with 5:09 left in the second. After some good work in the offensive end, Jack Eichel found Pominville in the slot for his sixth goal of the year.
Tierney made it 2-2 with 11.6 seconds left in the second. After a hard-angle shot from Melker Karlsson deflected and fell to Tierney, the center slammed the rebound into the net for his second goal of the year.
Eichel had a power-play goal overturned late in the first period following a replay challenge. Officials overturned the goal because Sabres center Sam Reinhart clipped Dell's right leg before Eichel put the puck in the net.
NOTES: LW Matt Moulson, D Taylor Fedun and D Nathan Beaulieu (upper body) were scratched for the Sabres. Moulson and Fedun were healthy scratches. ... C Barclay Goodrow, RW Jannik Hansen and D Dylan Demelo were scratched for the Sharks. ... This was the second and final meeting between the two teams this season. San Jose won the first meeting, 3-2, at home on Oct. 12. ... Sabres D Zach Bogosian (lower body) is considered week-to-week. Sabres D Justin Falk (undisclosed) is close to returning and is considered day-to-day.